Nic Barnes
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRep2F3gQh4
clip from other week of corsa against a 911 turbo
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matthew172
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wish i could have been there to enjoy the nice weather and the tail pipe mod
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Nic Barnes
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nice weather? thought you were in gran canaria or how ever you spell it?
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matthew172
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i was in gran canaria but home now, its been good weather here in uk considering what its normally like lol
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Nic Barnes
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yeah was good yesterday. team cumbria were sat drinking beer and shooting cans and bottles off a pallet like the americans do. 6 hours to fit the anti roll bar as i just couldnt be bothered.
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Nic Barnes
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got 2 new ball joints and 2 track rod ends as i could feel a bit of play from somewhere and i hope its not the rack. cheap enough at 25 quid for the lot so no dramas.
went to see my mate the slick after work to get them fitted.
so got them fitted as quick as possible. ramps and air tools make life easier hence going to slicks work to change them. next up some tracking
was 4 both sides. so set it to 0. drives better. oddly had changed even before the ball joints etc were done just by fitting the arb back on. was toe out quite a bit as you could see it hence changing bits and re tracking it.
got home to find some tyres had arrived. will get them fitted at work in the morning. see what they are like compared to r888's. supposed to be a lot more grip from them so ive been told.
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Tom G
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What tyres are they?
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callum_browns_sport
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what tyres are they ?
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flybikeslee
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tyres look a bit naughty
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Doug
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Fucking ace anti-scene tyres tbh
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Rich H
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Can't believe all this cleaning going on Nic - polishing exhaust pipes etc 
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Nic Barnes
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well i am going to hopefully get it sprayed end of year so make it real clean looking. just getting practise at keeping it clean. it shines up ok for original 1994 paint.
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Cole
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Registered: 11th Nov 02
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mickey t`s ftw
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Nic Barnes
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tyres fitted this morning. Took it for a quick go round industrial estate and they do seem grippy. They are fair soft compound. Lot softer than toyo.
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Robin
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Registered: 7th Jan 04
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Good tyres them
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matthew172
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tyres look awesome, they expensive?
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Nic Barnes
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about same as a048r
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Nic Barnes
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copied from general chat might aswell put them in here.
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Doug
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Repost.
Ban.
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Cole
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barnmes why doe sit look like your rear wheel has scene camber
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Nic Barnes
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it doesnt? It sits fine according to gauges etc.
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Cole
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might just be the way the photo has been taken so is it going to be you vs specky at york or are you gonna try and nick all his ideas to so you can break 11`s
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Nic Barnes
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Im worlds behind specky. That tigra is beyond things i can do.
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Cole
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maybe but you could use this weekend as a chance to see if he can give you any assistance in breaking your eleanor lol
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Nic Barnes
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today slicks mate from work dave had his civic type-r on the rollers.
it has exhaust manifold and full de cat exhaust system and some other stuff and it got 230 ish. he has other plans for it including a different inlet manifold and larger throttle body and perhaps management so will see what happens in the future. its a very quick car though as it is.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmJ0BfcOf5Q
then usual corsa stuff. randomly checked the ride height of the car. as the new tyres have a lot more clearance being 205 instead of 215. discovered it sat 20mil higher on passenger side. opps. sorted that out then lowered both sides down a further 20mil.
its now settled so perhaps is a bit lower than when that pic was taken.
nice tread pattern tbh. really really are soft compound.
then fitted the front carbon cards back in. rears need trimmed due to roll cage but ran out of time so will do them next week.
also wired the pas pump back up which makes the car feel odd as i have driven it for a few months without. and also wired the temp gauge up. sits about 85 ish when driving. doesnt rocket up past 95 in traffic like the standard rad did. more clearance i suppose is helping.
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